Man’s best friend helps NC Guardsman with PTSD [Image 4 of 8]

CHARLOTTE, NC, UNITED STATES

01.11.2014

Rosco, a post-traumatic stress disorder companion animal stands at the end of a leash held by his owner Sgt. 1st Class Jason Syriac, a military police officer with the North Carolina National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, in the motor pool behind his unit’s armory in Charlotte, N.C., Jan. 11. Syriac said having a companion animal has made him feel calmer and less anxious. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Junell, 130th Maneuver Enhanced Brigade Public Affairs/Released)